Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Awareness among Ahmadu Bello University Students Zaria

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is one of the largest University in west African with over 40th faculties and over 1000 educational programs and over 16000 active students. this campaign aimed at creating awareness among students especially in faculty of education about wikimedia projects generally and how they can all contribute and tell their stories through the wikimedia platform but concentrate on wikicommons that recording the beautiful places within the university environment.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, English Wikiquote, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

Wikimedia commons

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location. For more than one contact person, indicate same details for everyone

Full name: Aisha Moshood Nifemi
Email address: aishamoshood224gmail.com
Address: Jikwoyi Abuja
Location of Project: Zaria Kaduna

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club Individual

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project 15th January - 10th February, 2026

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

recruit new editors
upload images

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

two online session, one physical training with editathon

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using. the campaign will be should in WUGN ABU FANCLUB whatapp group, WUGN Kaduna network group than Facebooks and Instagram

3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings. through the Whatup app group, emails and messages

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead/assist the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse and sign your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

user:Aisha Moshood Nifemi
user:inyor4mr
user: AniguUgya
user:Nafisat Aliyu

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

yes such as android phone, laptop, ipad etc

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)? throug the WUGN ABU fanclub grouo 7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets (only those applicable to your project):

Number of events - 3
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 20
Number of of articles created - 0
Number of of articles improved - 0
Number of of images uploaded - 100
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 10

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

Wikimedia outreach dashboard

Contest & prize-giving events

How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)

A good and clear image with description 5points
A good image without description 3points
images without clear and description 2points

Resources

What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.

Hall – ₦50,000
Refreshments for participants – ₦3,000 × 33 = ₦99,000
Generator and Projector renting - ₦40,000
Local running – ₦20,000
Prizes for top contributors - #50,000

Total: ₦259,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

i strongly support this project to gain more students into the movementinyor4mr

I strongly support the proposed project “Wikimedia Awareness among Ahmadu Bello University Students, Zaria”. The initiative is timely and aligns with the objectives of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria in promoting open knowledge, digital literacy, and responsible information creation and use. By introducing students to Wikimedia projects and editing skills, the project will enhance information literacy, encourage local content contribution, and foster sustained engagement with open educational resources within the university community. I am confident that the project team has the capacity to deliver meaningful outcomes and contribute positively to the Wikimedia movement in Nigeria. AniguUgya 5:03 pm 16/12/2025 I strongly support the proposed project titled "Wikimedia Awareness among Ahmadu Bello University Students,Zaria."This initiative is timely and highly relevant, as it seems to promote digital literacy,open knowledge sharing,and responsible information use among students. The project is designed to expose students to the importance of Wikimedia platforms such as Wikipedia,wikidata and Wikimedia commons as credible tools for learning and research.Nafisat Aliyu

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